Hello from Janesville! My name is Kristin Arnold and I am the archives manager at the Rock County Historical Society (RCHS). This summer, we have the pleasure of hosting Sam Steingraeber from the School of Information Studies at UW-Milwaukee. We are so fortunate to be able to participate in CCDC for a second time. Last… Read More…
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Preserving Local History Resources in Appleton
My name is Rebekah Bain, and I am a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I am in the coordinated MA History and Master of Library Information Science programs, with an archives concentration. I am very honored to be a part of the Curating Community Digital Collections 2019 cohort, and I have been enjoying… Read More…
History + Technology Inspires Career Path for Winter
By Jon Winter, Business Manager for the Douglas County Historical Society in Superior and site supervisor for CCDC Team DCHS. Jon is a lifelong resident of Douglas County with family roots in the County dating back to the early 1890s. Curating digital collections brings together under one roof two of my greatest interests: history and computers. I… Read More…
Meinholz, CCDC and Digital Preservation in Wisconsin Rapids
My name is Dale Meinholz, an MLIS student at the UW Milwaukee School of Information Studies. This summer I am working in Wisconsin Rapids with the McMillan Memorial Library and the South Wood County Historical Museum. I am excited to be a part of Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC). My first few visits to Wisconsin… Read More…
Preserving Veterans’ Stories Through Digital Preservation
My name is Briana Fiandt and I’m the Curator of Collections at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, WI. I am the site supervisor for this summer’s CCDC program and I’m so excited about the project that we have undertaken. The Bong Historical Center is a museum dedicated to telling the stories… Read More…
Digital Preservation at Douglas County Historical Society
My name is Taylor Kelley, and this fall I’ll be beginning my final semester at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies, where I’m working on an MLIS degree with an archives concentration. I’m really excited to be participating in the Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) program this summer and see it as an… Read More…
McMillan Memorial Library and South Wood County Museum join forces to preserve digital content
This is Colin McGinnis the Adult Services Manager at the McMillan Memorial Library. Our director, Andy Barnett, in coordination with the South Wood County Museum got us involved in this year’s Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) project. I have enjoyed the process of getting reacquainted with digital collections. I had metadata for digital collections course… Read More…
Digital Preservation Workflows and Policies at UW River Falls
Hello, everyone – I’m Kristen Whitson, an MLIS student at the UW Madison Information School. I’m glad, proud, excited, nervous, challenged, and thrilled to be a part of this year’s CCDC cohort! This summer, I’m working with the UW River Falls University Archives and their University Archivist Morgan Paavola. Morgan has been in her role… Read More…
Reflections from Appleton Public Library
by Katie Stilp, Appleton Public Library Local History Librarian Appleton Public Library is fortunate to be a host site for the Curating Community Digital Collections program this summer. When I began the position of Local History Librarian a year ago, I inherited hundreds of photographs – both digitized and born digital. Our digitized photographs include… Read More…
Organizing Oral Histories at the Bong Veterans Historical Center
My name is Laura Vavrosky and I’m thrilled to be part of the Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) program this summer. After taking several classes in Library and Information Studies through the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I’m eager to apply my knowledge of metadata and information organization to a practical cause. The 3-day workshop all CCDC… Read More…
